Redfield City Hall, Old · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Redfield Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 335 people commute in to work
Redfield Township has 351 jobs, and 169 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten stay in Redfield Township for work; outside it, Redfield is the main destination (37%, 1 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Redfield Township on a workday
On a workday 153 residents head out to work and 16 work right here.
About 570 people are in Redfield Township on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Redfield Township
Where Redfield Township clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 516 → 351. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Redfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Redfield Township takes about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redfield Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Redfield Township
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Redfield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Three Rivers Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $63,036 |
| Exline Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Tulare Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lodi Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Three Rivers Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Exline Township, Tulare Township, Lodi Township and Three Rivers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Redfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Redfield Township?
$63,036 (±$38,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redfield Township?
16.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redfield Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redfield Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redfield (37%, 1 mi), Aberdeen (7%, 42 mi), Huron (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Redfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.